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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT (AVP)
Leo Rodriquez and John Hathaway provided
the following information.
Is moving to Florida District III’s loss
and District Five’s gain? Before leaving the
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area, Harry Geyer
made a donation of incredible value to
AMA’s National Model Aviation Museum.
Our newly minted AVP, Leo Rodriguez,
was at the send-off dinner and accepted the
treasure on behalf of the Academy.
Leo Rodriquez accepts the artifacts from
Harry Geyer.
The Mon Valley R/C Club that flies at
Cedar Creek Park hosted the event. The club
members presented Harry with several
mementos, a beautiful plaque, and a
“Florida” package—a safari hat and bug
repellent.
It was Harry and his partner James
Podolny who brought radio control to the
masses. The Good brothers, Bill and Walt,
were leaders in the early design of RC
equipment but Harry and put together
Beacon Electronics in Pittsburgh.
The Mon Valley club presented Harry with
this beautiful plaque.
They worked
with the Good
brothers to make
radio control
available to fellow
modelers. To feed
the growing
demand, they
produced an
average of 50 to
60 of these early
units a week and
began shipping
radios to other
countries.
The Mon Valley R/C Club.
The material donated to the museum
includes original circuit designs and pictures
of the earliest systems. There are historical
documents and records galore that are
amazing. Harry’s pioneer club, The
Pittsburgh Flying Circuits, was chartered by
AMA on April 21, 1950, and is recognized
as the “First Chapter for Radio Control.”
Harry, thanks for sharing this exciting
piece of history. Now enjoy that Florida
sunshine!
AVP Joe
Vislay
provided some
candid shots
from the Weak
Signals’
Toledo Show
2004. As you
can see, the
show provides
various forms
of excitement.
Jeff Brower, Ed Howell, Mike Lucier, and
Brian Reash enjoyed themselves.
Tim Jesky had a good time at the auction.
Did you enjoy the auction?
Bill and Darlene Cline.
Who says work is boring?
Ohio / Pennsylvania /
West Virginia
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford Street
Bradford PA 16701
(814) 368-7655
E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
Mike Barbee, 6561 Calgary Court, Columbus OH
43229-2008; (614) 891-1643
David H. Ellis, 5261 DeWitt Road, Cross Lanes
WV 25313-1209; (304) 776-1408
Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Drive, Macungie PA
18062; (610) 395-9159
Donald Klopp, 30 Rosemont Dr., Myerstown PA
17067; (717) 866-6469
Dan Luchaco, 605 Stevenson Street, Sayre PA
18840; (570) 888-1856; E-mail:
[email protected]
Frank Noll, 5492 Waterloo Road, Dayton OH
45459; (937) 435-9232
Leo Rodriguez, 603 Woodmere Dr., Bldg. 1, Unit
7, New Stanton PA 15672; (724) 925-0159; E-mail:
[email protected]
Matthew Turowski, 5 Dogwood Road, Drums, PA
18222; (717) 788-0661
Joseph S. Vislay, 1381 Cranbrook Drive, PO Box
851, Maumee OH 43537-3062; (419) 893-9537;
E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
John Cottle, 1012 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort
PA 18704 (717) 287-8970
District III Report
John Hathaway
explains some of
Harry Geyer’s efforts.
Joe Vislay and Miss
Ohio, Janelle Couts.
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